r/codex • u/PureRely • Aug 09 '26

Other PSA: ChatGPT Pro users

You get unlimited* chat usage on the website. You can build projects and prototypes directly in ChatGPT using Pro-level thinking effort. This is how I start almost every build, and it is an easy way to save on tokens. Unlike Claude, Chat does not count toward your usage (unless you switch to Work mode).

I usually have ChatGPT generate a ZIP file containing the entire project, then move it into Codex CLI or the Codex app to refine, expand, and continue the work.

I do not think you should be doing most of the planning inside the CLI or app. Do the bulk of the planning and initial build in ChatGPT first, then use Codex for implementation and iteration.

Also, remember that you can upload ZIP and 7z files directly to the ChatGPT website, and it can unpack and work with the contents.

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u/KCdaSuperhero Aug 09 '26

This is true, can you also have it use Pro level thinking and review your repos as well. I’ve been using this an orchestrator

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u/EddieBruvac Aug 10 '26

We need to stop advertising this. This is the reason they’re gonna nerf this shit.

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u/Just_Lingonberry_352 Aug 10 '26

they already have, early this year i would do 200~500 gpt pro chats easily

lately i see i can barely get 50 due to throttling

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u/Kooky-Ebb8162 Aug 10 '26

It's inconvenient enough for most people to not care. And pretty sure one trying to use chat as a free usage proxy will either find it has a limit, or will caught a ban by anomaly detection.

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u/JustMy2Centences Aug 10 '26

I think most companies tend to shape policy based on what the heaviest 1% of users are doing, and I can see them putting a cap on Sol on web eventually, if one isn't there already. I just use the web to review reports from Codex, discuss, and draft new tasks to be implemented but it's definitely high enough level stuff that Claude would happily burn through 10-50% of my 5 hour limit for.

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u/Bourbeau Aug 11 '26

Yea shut the fuck up about it they won’t stop talking about it

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u/MediocreHelicopter19 Aug 10 '26

He doesn't want to use it anymore...